Victoria River

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 152 people in Victoria River. Of these 57.7% were male and 42.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 36.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Victoria River was 24 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 2.2% of the population.

Of people in Victoria River aged 15 years and over, 32.8% were married and 9.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Victoria River, of people aged 15 years and over, 41.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Victoria River 47.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.9% were in primary school, 0.0% in secondary school and 4.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Victoria River, 8.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Victoria River were Australian Aboriginal 26.7%, Australian 23.9%, English 13.1%, Scottish 6.2% and German 4.0%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Victoria River (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Victoria River, 76.7% of people were born in Australia. There were no other responses for country of birth.

In Victoria River, 63.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 4.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Victoria River, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 67.8% and New Zealand 2.0%.

In Victoria River, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 68.9%, New Zealand 2.0% and England 2.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Victoria River were Not stated 38.9%, No Religion, so described 25.0%, Australian Aboriginal Traditional Religions 16.0%, Anglican 12.5% and Catholic 5.6%. In Victoria River, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (39.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Victoria River 40.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Ngarinyman 17.4% and Kriol 7.1%.

Employment

There were 67 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Victoria River. Of these 80.6% were employed full time, 10.4% were employed part-time and 4.5% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Victoria River, 4.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 0.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 78.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Victoria River were Labourers 31.7%, Professionals 15.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.9%, Managers 14.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.1% and Community and Personal Service Workers 4.8%.

Of the employed people in Victoria River, the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 60.3%, Other Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 19.0%, Accommodation 5.2%, Pubs, Taverns and Bars 5.2% and Air and Space Transport 5.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Victoria River was $765.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Victoria River, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Walked only 45.3%, Other 20.8%, Worked at home 17.0%, Bus 5.7% and Car, as driver 5.7%. On the day, 4.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 9.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Victoria River, of people aged 15 years and over, 47.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.7% provided care for children and 0.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 11.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Victoria River, 13.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 0.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Victoria River, 57.1% were couple families with children, 42.9% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

In Victoria River, 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Victoria River, of couple families with children, 57.1% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 0.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Victoria River, 56.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 43.4% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Victoria River, 90.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 10.0% were other dwellings.

In Victoria River, of occupied private dwellings 9.1% had 1 bedroom, 15.2% had 2 bedrooms and 36.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Victoria River, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 84.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Victoria River, of all households, 61.3% were family households, 19.4% were single person households and 19.4% were group households.

In Victoria River, 13.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 0.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

Number of motor vehicles

In Victoria River, 32.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 25.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 9.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Victoria River, 44.7% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Victoria River, 55.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 44.6% were female. The median age was 23 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

In Victoria River, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4 persons, with 2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $899.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Victoria River, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $15 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)